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Wiltshire is a large and mostly rural county in the West of England. The county contains large areas of rolling chalk downland and grazing farmland, including Salisbury Plain, a large expanse of downland that is used as a training area by the British Army.

For the visitor, Wiltshire is probably most significant because it contains several extremely important neolithic monuments, including the stone circles at Stonehenge and Avebury and the former settlement of Old Sarum in Salisbury.

By Car: The only motorway serving Wiltshire is the M4, running from London to Swansea through the north of the county with two junctions either side of Swindon and one just north of Chippenham. Parallel to this is the A4 which runs just south of it directly through Royal Wooton Basset, Chippenham, Corsham and Box. All the major towns are connected by A roads, but be prepared to also have to use lots of narrow, unlit country roads.

By Bus: There are regular bus services all over Wiltshire.

By Train: There are three main lines cutting through Wiltshire which give direct and very quick access to London, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bristol, Cardiff and Bath. The largest station is in Salisbury, and the other towns with one include Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Bradford-on-Avon, Westbury and Warminster. The largest towns that once had stations but no longer do include Malmesbury, Marlborough, Corsham, Calne and Ludgershall.

By Plane: There are no commercial airports in Wiltshire. The closest ones are at Southampton and Bristol.